San Francisco is the first city in the U. s. to ban common plastic shopping bags.

圣弗朗西斯科是美国第一个禁止使用普通塑料购物袋的城市。

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San Jose on Monday moved one step closer to becoming the largest American city to ban not only plastic shopping bags - but also most paper ones.

圣何塞市周一颁布禁令禁止使用塑料袋和大部分纸质包装袋，这也使圣何塞市距离成为美国实施这一禁令的最大城市又近了一步。

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The ring is from San Francisco, my glasses are Ray-Ban and the shoes are from the Vintage Store.

这个戒指从旧金山买的，我的眼镜是雷朋的，鞋子来自古老的店铺。

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Gambari said that during the secretary-general's visit last month to Burma, which is also known as Myanmar, Mr.Ban met with the country's senior leadership and asked them to free Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners as well as take steps to enhance the political process leading to next year's elections as a gesture of their credibility to the international community.

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Volokh concludes that courts could find the San Francisco ban unconstitutional, assuming it passes (you know it will: San Franciscans banned Happy Meals, for chrissakes).

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Other questions focused on the draft Terrorist Asset-Freezing Bill, combating drug-resistant tuberculosis, and Burma's decision to ban Aung San Suu Kyi from standing or voting in elections.

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Even former San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom disavowed the ban to further his successful bid for Lieutenant Governor.

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